clacke@vassilis In modern English, "hoi polloi", imported from Ancient Greek, refers to the common people, in contrast to hoi oligoi, the few, the elite.
The name plays on this, turning "hoi" into "oi", a form of punk rock. As you note, by coincidence, "Oi Polloi" becomes closer to the modern Greek pronounciation of the original expression.
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